Buying Shirts at Rallies

When you buy t shirts at motorcycle rallies there a couple of things you should know.
First, some shirts are silk screened and others have heat transfers. The silk screen t shirts graphics stay on for a long time just like the shirts you buy at the store or dealership. The shirts with heat […]

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Sword Swallower

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Broken Spoke Burnout Pit Picture

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The Downside of Tons of Vendors Part III

Previously I wrote that there is a downside of having too many vendors for promoters, attendees and vendors. Below is the third part of this article.
The second year, the number of booths will most likely be down. In addition, the second year the dollar amount the rally can charge for booths will most […]

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Having Parts Installed at Rallies Part II

The first part of my article about having parts installed at rallies was letting you know that not everyone is qualified to install whatever product they sell just because they are at a booth. In the first article, the end result was $600 damage to a friend’s bike.

So what can you do about damage […]

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The Downside of Tons of Vendors Part II

Previously I wrote that there is a downside of having too many vendors for promoters, attendees and vendors.  Below is the second part of this article.
The year following a rally having too many vendors a number of things happen and will especially happen during a period with high gas prices and a weaker economy because […]

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Having Parts Installed at Rallies Part I

Although it may seem convenient, you really need to be careful who you let install anything on your motorcycle at a rally. Yep, they might be at a rally and have paid for a booth, but do they really know what they are doing?
Many of the hired help get paid less than $100 a […]

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The Downside of Tons of Vendors Part III

Previously I wrote that there is a downside of having too many vendors for promoters, attendees and vendors. Below is the third part of this article.
The second year, the number of booths will most likely be down. In addition, the second year the amount that the rally can charge will most likely go […]

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The Downside of Tons of Vendors Part I

Vendors at a motorcycle rallies are important to generate money for the promoters and to have enough motorcycle products and services offered at the rally to keep attendees happy, but often promoters forget that vendors need to be able to make enough money to justify coming to their rally. So the number and quality of […]

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Are Motorcycle Rallies Dead?

I heard a friend who has manufactured motorcycle products for the last 20 years say that, “Motorcycle rallies are dead”. Although the total number of attendees at motorcycle rallies across the US is down because of the price of gas and the weakening economy; rallies are just going through a cycle.
Motorcycles are more popular […]

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